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Current events of March 5, 2015 (2015-03-05) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

A knife-wielding assailant injures American ambassador to South Korea, Mark Lippert, in the South Korean capital city of Seoul. Authorities report that the injuries on his face and wrist are not life-threatening. (Yonhap News) (BBC)
Iraqi insurgency (2011–present)
- Separate attacks in Baghdad kill at least eight people. (AP)

Arts and culture

The Indian government censors the documentary India's Daughter depicting a December 2012 gang rape and murder due to perceived incitement to violence that the outrage about the film might cause. Nevertheless, the BBC telecasts the film. (Daily Mail) (The Times of India)
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will phase out the inclusion of elephants in their performances by 2018. (AP)

Business and economy

AbbVie Inc buys leukemia drugmaker Pharmacyclics Inc for $21 billion. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

Tanzanian flooding kills 42 people near Lake Victoria in the Kahama District. (AP)

Law and crime

The manufacturer of a medical instrument for endoscopic procedures, Olympus Corp, lacked FDA clearance when it caused an outbreak of infections, including two deaths, from an antibiotic-resistant strain of bacteria, "superbug" Carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae, or CRE, at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center between October 2014 and January 2015 (see February 19). (AP)

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